Eddie Kramer Recalls Jimi Hendrix 'Electric Ladyland' Sessions

Legendary producer Eddie Kramer and filmmaker John McDermott discuss the 50th anniversary of Hendrix's 'Electric Ladyland.'

[Goatchild]

Happy 80th Hendrix, playing my CD copy of Electric Ladyland in your honour

[ziggyziegler]

Thank God for Eddie Kramer...I think his work and friendship with Jimi produced some of the finest music ever recorded for Jimi !!

[Goatchild]

Props to Eddie Kramer and thank you for helping capture Jimi's magic on tape

[tomcruisegavebackhisgolde]

Jimi is a True Mythical Legendary Being

[sirchristopher]

I don't think there was ever a better producer/musician combination in history. It's clear Jimi appreciated working with you and being your friend.

[Random-rtec]

Electric Lady Land - Every few months I have to binge listen to calm myself down & feel that everything in the world is awesome.

[Bootrosgali]

Eddie Kramer couldnt have been a better man to be there to take over being Jimis sound guy. Jimi was blessed with Chandler, and then Kramer. And here he is, solid, genuine, God bless him

[taipan]

Love listening to Eddie Kramer. His memory is so vivid.

[errorsofmodernism]

This interviewer has a room temperature IQ. He does not build and develop the interviewee's response, he just drops the ball and goes back to reading from his itemized list of pre-written questions. Reminds me of the Beatles interviews "what's your favorite color?"

[Jekylnhyde]

I was 15 when Jimi died and he was by far my biggest influence. Still, after all these years, the recording of "Hear My Train A-comin'" from Berkeley is the consummate Hendrix performance! Never paralleled!

[TheGman]

Electric ladyland is the absolute pinnacle of humanity captured onto tape
And it’s also the main reason why the 60s was the most important time for recorded music
There are many amazing records that have been made throughout history but electric ladyland is the absolute cream of the crop
I don’t believe their is such a thing as the best of all time with the exception of this album

[jerrymckenzie]

My reason for being here is to sit in the middle of the shot while texting, drinking coffee and looking as bored as possible.

[jayquan]

Man Eddie Kramer has worked with the best Hendrix, Zeppelin, Kiss, Frampton, just to name a few ✌️✌️🤟🤟👍👍👏👏

[rabranch]

Jimi was a once in 500 year talent. He will be around as long as Bach.

[CamRebires]

Eddie's such a likable guy, such a vivid and relaxed mind

[Gtsp]

Good to hear Kramer and McDermott tell their stories as it was. These guys lived it and breathed it, can't get closer to the inner thoughts of Jimmy,

[kevinshea]

Electric lady land an Eddie Kramer masterpiece . Jimmy 's finest work absolutely love this album in nineteen seventy I was 8 years old when I heard this album my uncle was going to Vietnam and he took me for a ride in his Corvette to say goodbye to me and explained he might not come back but I remember this eight track he was playing the electric lady land while we were driving around and visiting some of his friends before he went of to fight in Vietnam thankfully he made it back alive and thanks for turning me on to good music 🎶

[michaeljosephmerritt]

Jimi Hendrix "played bass on All Along The Watchtower". I never knew that. Noel Redding was drunk at a pub. Jimi's bass playing was flawless in the song. Amazing!

[roxleyldc]

I was fortunate enough to tour the Electric Lady studio just after John Kennedy Jr. died in his plane crash. The artwork that graces the walls in that place is pure Jimi- like the album artwork of Axis and Ladyland. No one was recording at the time and it was so cool to have access to the whole place. It was so easy to imagine being there on a night Jimi was recording with all the other musicians hanging out… .

[strangedays]

For years Jimmy had to be people's back up session player, then when he got a chance to take the lead he exploded with ideas. It makes total sense.